Ex-legislator urges students to embrace value-driven education
Karnik noted a worrying trend where society is drifting away from education's true purpose. 'External achievement is meaningless without inner values. Education must balance both,' he said. Highlighting environmental responsibility, Karnik warned of human impact on climate change. Humans form just 1 per cent of life on Earth but are 99.99 per cent responsible for global warming. Living in harmony with nature is culture, living against nature is distortion, he remarked. He urged young people to pursue life with purity of intention, selflessness, and excellence, which, he said, leads to contributions of value to society, the nation, and the environment.
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